Heirloom Gift Wine Bag

ABSTRACT

An aesthetically pleasing fabric beverage bottle container with a sentimental special message label affixed thereto a primary purpose of which is to provide luxury sentimental enhancement to a bottle of beverage when given as a gift. Briefly the special beverage container comprises a luxury fabric tote bag having a non-rigid bottom and sides and an open top with affixed special message fabric label and affixed decorative tie cord

This application emanates from a previously filed provisionalapplication; 61/056,926 Filed on May 29, 2008

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to portable wine bottle carriers and moreparticularly to a carrier suitable for porting one bottle of wine with aspecial message attached thereto.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Fabric wine bags have been available in retail markets and shops formany years in a variety of fabrics and are popular gift items. Theuniqueness of this product is the combination of high quality, heavyweight decorative fabrics to fabricate the bag itself, with an affixedfabric label containing a special message similar to the brief butmeaningful messages contained in greeting cards. The tie cord servesboth a practical and decorative purpose in order to gather the top ofthe wine bag around the stem of the bottle, but also enhances theappearance of the wine bag by virtue of its decorative quality. Becauseof the fabric quality and design of this product, as well as thequality, design and special message imprinted, embroidered or embossedon the affixed label, it can be described as an “heirloom” product, i.ea product that contains so much inherent quality and meaning that ittends to be retained by the person who receives the gift as deeplysentimental memorabilia, and may even be passed on to others by theoriginal gift recipient in order to share with them the deeplysentimental value of the gift.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides an aesthetically pleasing heirloom giftwine bag which maintains wine bottles carried therein and preferablycushioned relationship so as to prevent the bottles from strikingagainst outside objects to preclude breakage of the bottle. Briefly, theheirloom gift wine bag of the invention comprises a tote bag having anon-rigid bottom and sides and an open top with affixed special messagefabric label and affixed decorative tie cord.

High quality heirloom gift wine bag is constructed of heavy weightdecorative fabrics, such as upholstery fabrics, including but notlimited to tapestries, jacquards, silks, brocades, etc., with affixedspecial message fabric label and affixed decorative tie cord. The bag isdesigned in varying dimensions to accommodate standard 750 ml winebottles, 750 ml champagne bottles, or other fine quality bottledbeverages. The brief but meaningful message is imprinted, embroidered orembossed onto the affixed fabric label and is similar to the brief butmeaningful messages contained in greeting cards.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1—Exterior View of Invention

FIG. 2—View of Exterior Affixed Label

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention (FIG. 1) consists of a luxury container for wine bottles(1) constructed of high quality home decorating fabrics ranging fromlight weight silk fabric to heavy weight upholstery fabric in varyingdimensions to accommodate standard 750 ml wine or champagne bottles orother fine quality bottled beverages. The illustrated iteration of thisinvention (FIG. 1) is fabricated in such a way that the seam margins oneach side (2) (3) and at the bottom (4) of the container are not visibleon the exterior of the container, and the open top of the container (5)is finished so that the unfinished edge of the fabric is not visible.The top of the container remains open permitting a wine bottle to beinserted into the container, and a decorative tie cord (6) is affixed tothe bag so that the top of the container can be gathered around the neckof the bottle after the bottle is inserted into the container. Theplacement of the beverage bottle within the container is illustrated bymeans of dotted lines (FIG. 1). A sizeable and easily readabledecorative fabric label (7) is affixed prominently to one side of theinvention, causing that side to be the front side, containing a deeplymeaningful sentimental message (see FIG. 2 for a typical special messagelabel). The special sentimental message is imprinted, embroidered orembossed onto the affixed decorative fabric label.

To construct this unique beverage bottle container the decorative fabricis first cut in two pieces to a size somewhat greater than the size ofthe finished container by means of a template. The special message labelis then affixed to the front side of one of these pieces intended to bean exterior side of the wine bag either by sewing the label to thefabric or some other means. The two pieces of fabric are then matched toeach other with the label inside and sewn along the margins, leaving oneside open at the “top” of the container for eventual insertion of thebeverage bottle. Once the two pieces of fabric have been sewn together,the margins along the three sewn-together sides are serged by means of aserging machine in order to remove excess fabric beyond the seam. Thecontainer formed by this process is then turned inside out so that theseam margins are not visible outside the container and the label is nowshowing on the exterior of the container. The decorative tie cord isaffixed by sewing it to the top of the container bag at one point sothat it can be used to tie the top of the container after insertion ofthe beverage bottle. The tie cord serves both a practical and decorativepurpose.

1. An heirloom gift wine bag comprising a non-rigid bottom and sides, apermanently affixed message label having a message thereon (seeIllustration 2 for example) on the frontal portion and open end top witha draw tight cord by which to close said top.
 2. An heirloom gift winebag of claim 1 wherein the outer shell of the device is constructed oftapestries.
 3. An heirloom gift wine bag of claim 1 wherein the outershell of the device is constructed of textiles.
 4. An heirloom gift winebag of claim 1 wherein the outer shell of the device is constructed ofbrocades.
 5. An heirloom gift wine bag of claim 1 wherein the cordcloses the bag around the neck of a bottle of spirits.
 6. An heirloomgift wine bag of claim 1 wherein the cord closes the bag above the topof a bottle of spirits.
 7. An heirloom gift wine bag of claim 1 whereinsaid permanently affixed label is constructed of textiles.
 8. Anheirloom gift wine bag of claim 1 wherein said permanently affixed labelis constructed of animal skins.
 9. An heirloom gift wine bag of claim 1wherein said label is embossed with a message.
 10. An heirloom gift winebag of claim 1 wherein said label is imprinted with a message.
 11. Anheirloom gift wine bag of claim 1 wherein said label is engraved with amessage